TMI Show Ep 216: “No Fighting Over the War Department!”

“The TMI Show” and hosts Ted Rall and Manila Chan bring you up to speed on President Trump’s wild executive order renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War. The change works toward Trump’s pledge to realign the military’s mission, emphasizing a fiercer, war-ready image—as if the U.S. wasn’t aggressive enough already. Reverting to the old name used until post-World War II, the order reflects Trump’s vision of projecting strength. Can an executive order override Congress’s naming authority? What does this tell the world?

Plus:

• High Anxiety: A new study reveals a single high dose of LSD (100-200 mg) rapidly eases anxiety and depression for months in adults with generalized anxiety disorder, while placebo-like lower doses show no effect. Questions linger about the role of sensory environments.

• Air Pollution and Dementia: Research links PM2.5 particles from vehicles and wildfires to Lewy body dementia, showing how pollution triggers toxic brain protein clumps. Experts urge stronger clean air policies to protect brain health—but the Trump Administration is gutting the EPA.

• Iceland’s Puffling Patrol: Icelanders rescue disoriented baby puffins misled by town lights, saving thousands yearly from predation and starvation. The critically endangered puffin population faces ongoing threats from light pollution and declining food sources.